GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 115
NEW ORLEANS 104 0:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 117
NEW ORLEANS 104 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 29 33 37 18 117
NEW ORLEANS 23 29 22 30 104 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - IKE DIOGU 19, TROY MURPHY 14, DANNY
GRANGER 13
NOR - ADAM HALUSKA 20, DAVID WESLEY 14, MORRIS
PETERSON 11</div>

 

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) -- Ike Diogu scored 19 points and TroyMurphy added 10 of his 14 in the third quarter as the IndianaPacers coasted to a 117-104 preseason victory over the NewOrleans Hornets on Monday.


Diogu made all seven of his shots and went 5-of-5 from thefree-throw line, and Murphy did not miss a field goal during histhird-quarter outburst.


Indiana held a 62-52 advantage at halftime before creating a23-point bulge heading in to the final period, outscoring theHornets, 37-22, in the third.


New Orleans native Danny Granger and All-Star Jermaine O'Nealnetted 13 points apiece for Indiana, which defeated the Hornetsin Indianapolis, 101-96, six days ago.


Rookie Adam Haluska led New Orleans with 20 points - 14 in thesecond half - and David West chipped in 14 for the Hornets, whoplayed the first of two preseason games here after spending thepast two campaigns in Oklahoma City following the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina.


Tyson Chandler, the NBA's No. 2 rebounder last season, collected10 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes for New Orleans, whichwas outscored in each quarter except the fourth.

 

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">INDIANA (117) AT NEW ORLEANS (104)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D GRANGER 22:19 4-9 4-8 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 13
J O'NEAL F 22:00 6-12 1-2 3 3 6 3 5 0 3 13
T MURPHY C 20:14 4-7 3-4 3 6 9 1 6 0 0 14
M DUNLEAVY G 24:29 3-6 3-6 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 10
J TINSLEY G 18:54 4-7 2-2 0 1 1 4 0 3 4 10
J FOSTER 9:27 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 0 5 1 2 0
K RUSH 27:11 4-9 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 9
T DIENER 15:26 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 4
I DIOGU 24:36 7-7 5-5 2 3 5 1 4 1 4 19
S WILLIAMS 20:34 2-4 2-2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 7
C SIMS 3:53 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
S GRAHAM F 14:01 1-4 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 4
A OWENS 16:56 3-5 4-5 0 3 3 0 4 2 2 10
M DANIELS DNP - KNEE INJURY
D HARRISON DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
L OBRZUT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-78 28-38 13 29 42 23 39 12 22 117
(.526) (.737) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 23 (29 PTS)

NEW ORLEANS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

P STOJAKOVIC F 3:42 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
D WEST F 25:30 5-13 4-5 1 6 7 0 4 1 5 14
T CHANDLER C 22:56 2-3 6-10 4 2 6 0 2 1 2 10
M PETERSON G 24:00 3-6 5-9 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 11
C PAUL G 21:05 1-4 5-7 0 2 2 9 2 2 1 7
J WRIGHT 20:13 1-3 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 4
B JACKSON 10:15 2-4 2-3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6
M ELY 16:31 2-2 1-2 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 5
H ARMSTRONG 25:04 1-4 6-6 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 8
L JOHNSON 23:10 4-7 2-3 0 1 1 4 4 1 3 11
A HALUSKA 17:30 7-8 3-6 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 20
R BUTLER 12:05 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
R BOWEN 12:00 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 4
M VINICIUS 5:59 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
J PARGO DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 32-64 36-54 6 25 31 19 32 9 23 104
(.500) (.667) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 23 (12 PTS)

INDIANA 29 33 37 18 - 117
NEW ORLEANS 23 29 22 30 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, J TINSLEY. NEW ORLEANS - H ARMSTRONG 2,
P STOJAKOVIC.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 7-20 (.350), D GRANGER 1-3, T MURPHY 3-
4, M DUNLEAVY 1-2, J TINSLEY 0-1, K RUSH 1-3, T DIENER 0-3, S WILLIAMS 1-
1, S GRAHAM 0-2, A OWENS 0-1. NEW ORLEANS 4-13 (.308), P STOJAKOVIC 0-
1, C PAUL 0-2, B JACKSON 0-1, L JOHNSON 1-2, A HALUSKA 3-3, R BUTLER 0-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NEW ORLEANS - T CHANDLER, D WEST, T CHANDLER.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BRIAN FORTE, ED MALLOY, MICHAEL SMITH.
A - 7,736. T - 2:32.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">INDIANA (117)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 22:19 4-9 4-8 1-4 2 1 13
J O'Neal 22:00 6-12 1-2 3-6 3 5 13
T Murphy 20:14 4-7 3-4 3-9 1 6 14
M Dunleavy 24:29 3-6 3-6 1-2 4 2 10
J Tinsley 18:54 4-7 2-2 0-1 4 0 10
J Foster 9:27 0-2 0-0 2-4 0 5 0
K Rush 27:11 4-9 0-0 0-3 2 3 9
T Diener 15:26 1-4 2-2 0-1 5 2 4
I Diogu 24:36 7-7 5-5 2-5 1 4 19
S Williams 20:34 2-4 2-2 1-2 1 3 7
C Sims 3:53 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
S Graham 14:01 1-4 2-2 0-2 0 2 4
A Owens 16:56 3-5 4-5 0-3 0 4 10
M Daniels DNP - KNEE INJURY
D Harrison DNP - NOT WITH TEAM
L Obrzut DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 41-78 28-38 13-42 23 39 117
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Percentages: FG-.526, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals:
7-20, .350 (D Granger 1-3, T Murphy 3-4, M
Dunleavy 1-2, J Tinsley 0-1, K Rush 1-3, T
Diener 0-3, S Williams 1-1, S Graham 0-2, A
Owens 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked
Shots:2 (J O'Neal, J Tinsley). Turnovers:22
(J Tinsley 4, I Diogu 4, J O'Neal 3, S Graham
3, J Foster 2, K Rush 2, A Owens 2, M
Dunleavy, S Williams). Steals: 12 (J Tinsley
3, K Rush 2, A Owens 2, M Dunleavy 2, J
Foster, D Granger, I Diogu).


NEW ORLEANS (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Stojakovic 3:42 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
D West 25:30 5-13 4-5 1-7 0 4 14
T Chandler 22:56 2-3 6-10 4-6 0 2 10
M Peterson 24:00 3-6 5-9 0-1 0 3 11
C Paul 21:05 1-4 5-7 0-2 9 2 7
J Wright 20:13 1-3 2-3 0-0 1 2 4
B Jackson 10:15 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 3 6
M Ely 16:31 2-2 1-2 0-6 0 3 5
H Armstrong 25:04 1-4 6-6 1-4 1 3 8
L Johnson 23:10 4-7 2-3 0-1 4 4 11
A Haluska 17:30 7-8 3-6 0-1 0 1 20
R Butler 12:05 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 3 4
R Bowen 12:00 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 1 4
M Vinicius 5:59 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
J Pargo DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 32-64 36-54 6-31 19 32 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (P Stojakovic 0-1, C Paul 0-2, B
Jackson 0-1, L Johnson 1-2, A Haluska 3-3, R
Butler 0-4). Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked
Shots:3 (H Armstrong 2, P Stojakovic).
Turnovers:23 (D West 5, A Haluska 4, L
Johnson 3, T Chandler 2, B Jackson, H
Armstrong, J Wright, M Vinicius, C Paul, M
Ely, R Butler, P Stojakovic, M Peterson).
Steals: 9 (M Peterson 2, C Paul 2, T
Chandler, D West, J Wright, L Johnson, H
Armstrong).

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INDIANA 29 33 37 18 - 117
NEW ORLEANS 23 29 22 30 - 104
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Technical fouls: New Orleans - 3 (T Chandler,
3:49 1st; D West, 0:26 2nd; T Chandler, 5:56
3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 7,736. T: 2:32.
Officials: Brian Forte, Ed Malloy, Michael
Smith.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 117
NEW ORLEANS 104 FINAL</div>